CISCO UCSC-NVMELW-I500 – 500GB 2.5in U.2 Intel P4501 NVMe Med. Perf. Value Endurance

Detailed Description:

The CISCO UCSC-NVMELW-I500 SSD represents a medium-performance, value endurance storage solution tailored for a wide range of enterprise applications. With 500GB capacity, it leverages the NVMe interface through a U.2 connector, providing significantly faster data transfer rates compared to SATA SSDs. This drive is built on Intel’s P4501 platform, known for its blend of performance, power efficiency, and endurance. It is specifically designed for medium to light workload environments, where it delivers consistent performance and reliability at a lower total cost of ownership. The 2.5-inch form factor facilitates easy integration into existing server and storage solutions, making it an accessible upgrade path for businesses looking to benefit from NVMe speeds without the high endurance (and cost) required by more intensive applications. Its balanced performance and endurance characteristics make it an excellent choice for boot drives, edge computing, content delivery networks, and other applications that benefit from the speed of NVMe but do not require the highest endurance levels available on the market.